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◆ Bank's second labeled tier two in currency this year ◆ Limited attrition ◆ Volatile energy backdrop amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
◆ Volkswagen Bank raises €2.5bn across three green tranches ◆ RCI Banque returns with €1.25bn dual trancher ◆ Investors turn more cautious on duration
◆ Korean covered was one of two new issues on Monday ◆ Third Korean covered bonds in three weeks ◆ Leads chose only two deals as comparables
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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
Capital deals and a tight Nordic senior print point to what lies ahead for issuers
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Bank of Ireland was more than three times subscribed for a €300m tier two bond this week, nailing its second attempt at the deal after returning to the market with a wider spread for investors. -
Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB Noe Wien) is looking to raise new senior unsecured funding, as bankers begin predicting a quieter period for supply in the euro market.
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Fitch Ratings said on Monday that it expected Portuguese banks would issue up to €9bn of senior debt for the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) in the coming years, as they work concurrently on cleaning up the asset sides of their balance sheets.
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Please take a few minutes to cast your confidential vote 11 recently issued euro covered bonds - including those from Caffil, BPCE and Deutsche Kreditbank.
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The European Systemic Risk Board is concerned that covered bonds could be fuelling financial imbalances — a claim that some analysts find tenuous. They do, however, agree that house prices are overvalued, particularly in some Nordic countries where the ESRB has identified a risk of financial contagion.
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Corporate, FIG and SSA issuers placed floating rate notes this week, pegged to Euribor, Sonia and Libor. With so many issuers coming to market, bankers are interested to see which other borrowers 'take advantage of the liquidity'.
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